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Category Archives: Rumi
Sometimes you have to start over, and agonizingly so
Sometimes you have to start over, and agonizingly so;just as the trees every year lose the crown of their gloryand the days lose their strength,just as the seed loses its protectionand the cougar loses its territoryand birds lose their flight … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, Earth poetry, Feminine God, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged cosmic loss, dark, darkness, help, help me, loss, starting over
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Because we hold on
Forgivenessis a releasing © Meisaan Chan
Posted in contemplation, haiku, meditation, Recovery and healing, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged clearing, forgiveness, help, help me, release
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Spiritual homework, an overview
When you agree to go deeperExpect things to breakExpect the falling apartYour homework © Meisaan Chan
Posted in contemplation, Feminine God, God speaks poetry, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged humility, spiritual homework, student, teacher, wisdom
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Wisdom: Knowing the season
Sometimes death is easier than healingSometimes healing is easier than deathBut careful: It’s not about what is easierbut what is the season © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search
Tagged discernment, humility, love, obedience, season, wisdom
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Different ground
Walk on trustdifferent ground © Meisaan Chan
5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times
A deep happiness! This is my first published spirituality article: “5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times,” by Meisaan Chan. The article integrates simple relaxation meditations with body somatics (what I call “embodied meditations”), which has been an increasingly critical tool … Continue reading
Posted in A note from Meisaan, addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Embodied Meditation, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged body prayer, calming, coronavirus, relaxation, somatics, soothing, spirituality, yoga
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Morning surrender
Morning sun rises above maple treejewels scattered among the greensurrender to the diamond rising (c) Meisaan Chan
Posted in anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Feminine God, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Rumi, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged intimacy, morning, surrender, union, unity
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How invested are you in your ruts!
How invested are you in your ruts!Even the toes in your shoes are gripping! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, PTSD, Rumi, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged help me, help self-compassion, ruts, wisdom
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Why stillness matters
We see the movement of what is faster;when we speed ahead, we do not seeall that moves around us;when we are still, we suddenly seethe slightest bending leafthe slightest bending heartthe breath of the soul © Meisaan Chan
Posted in anxiety, contemplation, Earth poetry, Feminine God, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Rumi, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anxiety, contemplation, coronavirus, meditation, stillness
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Use your tools but do not worship them
Use your tools but do not worship themworship God alone Use religion but do not worship itworship God alone © Meisaan Chan
Posted in contemplation, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Rumi, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged humility, spirituality, strengthening, surrender, tools
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